Essays on Concussion

Concussions and mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI’s) are common injuries sustained while playing football. According to the Third International Conference on Concussions in Sport, a concussion is defined as “a complex pathophysiologic process induced by traumatic biomechanical forces.” (Navarro, R. R. (2011).) Similarly, according to Christian Ambler, a neuropsychologist, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is...

Injury One: Concussion Concussions in the world of pro wrestling are easily one of the most frequent injuries to attain and have caused the retirements of many wrestlers. To create the sense of reality performers will use certain moves leading with their head to signify the danger of the sport, any move going headfirst creates...

Introduction In the past several years, research surrounding the issue of sport related concussions has continued to grow and develop in order to prevent future injury and work towards rehabilitation of the damaged systems after incidence. The systems most at risk during these times are the vestibular and autonomic nervous. Both of these work to...